Abraham
Hulk Senior
Early Life and Training Abraham Hulk Senior, a towering figure in Anglo-Dutch marine painting, was born on May 1, 1813, in London—a son of Hendrik Hulk, a prosperous textile merchant, and Mary Burroughs. His artistic journey began not with formal instruction but with an innate …
A portrait built from Abraham Hulk Senior's own colours
Every 66 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.